St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-06

easily aroused Mr.. Beecher and he was per-
fectly conscious. / said to him: You've
slept so long that your wife became worried
and sent for me- Yes he replied. I
have slept good while. 1 have been
dreaming 1t was rather a pleasant sort
OF dream, too. You know I
have always been great dreamer
And what was your dream?' 1 asked. 4
thought. was the reply, that 1 had been
made duke, and my wife was a duchess.
l dreamed we had large amount of prop
erty invested in British consols, and Eve
been trying all night to figure out the in
come. You know, doctor, that arithmetic
has always been a great source of trouble
to me-" The doctor continued: Il took
my patients pulse. 1t was about so, and
and thought it was too full and hard. He
was
LYING ON HIS BACK
and he moved all his limbs with apparent
freedom. His symptoms were much the
same as he has been accustomed TO in at
tecks of indigestion or biliousness. Both
myself and the family concluded that
nothing more serious was threatened. L
prescribed appropriate remedies and left.
not having been in the house more than
half an hour. / called again, however, at
10 o'clock the same evening. At that time
l found the pulse much better. 1t was
cOffar hot ~,
l observed, however, that Mr. Beecher's
articulation was thick. he seemed drowsy,
but answered questions readily. He see med,
on the whole, better than in the afternoon.
L was, however, apprehensive that this con-
dition was more serious than it appeared on
the surface, and when l left it was with the
injunction that 1 be called at once if there
was any change in the patients condition.
Mr.. BeecherS son, William, staid at the
bedside with his mother till midnight, and
then retired. Mrs. Beecher was on the
alert all night long. The family did not
see fit to call me until o'clock this
morning, and the moment l arrived
saw that there had been a decided change
for the worse. There was partial paralysis
of the entire left side, it being most marked
in the arm and hands. The grasp of the
right hand was vigorous as ever, but that of
left leg was not as much paralyzed as the
arm and the sensation of both arm and leg
appeared perfecI. Can you move your left
arm?" asked Mr.. Beecher. 20 yes," he
replied. Il can touch my head with my
hand" He tried to do so and found that
he could not. and it seemed to annoy him.
All this time he was
EXCEEDINGLY DROWSY.
When asked question he would reply,
and then drop into the drowsy state. He was
not in comatose condition by any means
His pupils were contracted, but they re-
sponded well to the light. When asked to
put out his tongue, it was only partially
done. and with evident difficulty. His tenn
perature was then SO, about half degree
above the normal. His pulse was 80, when
it is usually from 20 to IS. His respira-
ton was normal, and much like
that of a man asleep. His general
action was like that of man partially
aroused from deep sleep. He said his head
still panied him, that there was ''boring"
pain in the right Of his head and the brain
was sore. Frequently he carried his right
hand involuntarily to his head. as if it
panied him. 1 pronounced his case one of
apoplexy, and L sent for Prof. William
Hammond, of New York. L took Mrs.
Beecher and William aside and told them
how serious the case was. They were in
credulous at first and thought it impossible,
the symptoms were so much like what
they had been used to in times past.
Mrs. Beecher was overcome with grief
when she fully realized the truth, but bore
up bravely when encouraged by her son.
DR.. Hammond arrived at o'clock, and it
was then evident that Mr.. Beecher was
failing. His temperature was 100 Is,
and his respiration was of the peculiar IL
regular character known as Cheyne- Stokes
respiration, indicating serious cerebral dis
ease. The
PARALYSIS HAD INCREASED
and there was no power of grasp whatever
left in the hands. By tickling the bottom
of his foot we caused him to draw it up,
producing reflex motion, but otherwise the
limb was helpless. He was still suffering
from pain, and managed to say so indis-
tinctly. His articulation was more i'm
paired than ever, and his extremities
had become unequally warm. His
face at times was very much
flushed, and at no time was it pale
He moved his right arm and leg unusually.
as if he were suffering pain. He remained
on his back and made no attempt to roll
over. From his whole condition at that
time it was the opinion of DR.. Hammond
and myself that his condition was ex-
tremely serious. We all, therefore, ad-
vised the family to notify all absentees
1t is evident that the effusion of blood in
the right hemisphere of the brain is still
spreading. Il was not surprised" said
the DOCTOR" at Mr.. Beecher's attack. II
have known for three years past that he
had incipient Bright's disease in a mild
form. 1t has been his custom for some
time while studying to wrap up his feet in
rugs to keep them warm. He was troubled
with the rushing of blood to the head" For
the last month or so Mr.. Beecher has been
busily engaged writing the second volume
of his ''Life of Christ" He has been
closely